Bryan Woo shuts down Boston, helps Mariners close road trip with 4-3 win over Red Sox

BOSTON (AP) — Bryan Woo scattered three hits over six innings, and the Seattle Mariners tagged Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet for four runs in the first two innings on Thursday to beat Boston 4-3 and win the three-game series.

Leo Rivas and J.P. Crawford each had a pair of hits for the Mariners, who have won 10 of their last 13 games. Woo (3-1) struck out eight while allowing two runs and one walk. Randy Arozarena had three walks.

Mitch Garver drove in a pair of runs with a first-inning double off the center-field edge of the Green Monster. Seattle loaded the bases with nobody out in the second on two singles and a walk, then scored a pair on a sacrifice fly by Dylan Moore and a groundout by Julio Rodriguez.

Crochet (2-2) allowed four runs on five hits, five walks and a balk, striking out nine in five innings. Alex Bregman had two hits, including a solo homer, for Boston. Carlos Narváez hit a solo shot off the Pesky Pole in the eighth to cut Seattle’s lead to 4-3.

Andrés Muñoz pitched the ninth for his ninth save, finishing on a strikeout that sent Kristian Campbell's bat spinning toward shortstop.

After Narváez made it a one-run game, Gabe Speier got Jarren Duran on a grounder to second, then struck out Rafael Devers before Trent Thornton came on and got Bregman to hit a high popup behind second base.

Rivas went back to center field and got spun around but made the catch, stabbing at the ball to grab it at about waist level.

Crochet had career highs with five walks and 100 pitches. He had allowed one run and struck out 18 in 13 1/3 innings combined over his previous two starts.

Mariners: Return home to host the Miami Marlins in a three-game series. Right-hander Logan Gilbert (1-1, 2.63 ERA) will face righty Cal Quantrill (1-2, 8.31) in the opener.

Red Sox: Begin a three-game series in Cleveland, with RHP Tanner Houck (0-2, 7.66) facing Guardians RHP Ben Lively (1-2, 3.86).

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Seattle Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo delivers from the mound during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Seattle Mariners designated hitter Cal Raleigh (29) splinters the bat on a foul tip during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Boston Red Sox's Carlos Narváez gestures as he nears home plate after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Boston Red Sox's Carlos Narváez gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Boston Red Sox's Alex Bregman, left, is greeted by Wilyer Abreu, right, after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Seattle Mariners' Randy Arozarena, center, walls past teammates Dylan Moore (25) and Seattle Mariners Donovan Solano (39) after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Boston Red Sox's Alex Bregman, right, runs past third base coach Kyle Hudson (84) after hitting a home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Seattle Mariners' Leo Rivas watches the ball as he runs to first base on a single during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Boston Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet reacts after striking out Seattle Mariners' Ben Williamson leaving two runners on base during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

Seattle Mariners pitcher Bryan Woo throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Boston. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

New Jersey Transit urged riders to reach their destinations before the end of the day Thursday or risk being stranded as last-minute talks continued in a bid to avert a rail strike by train engineers that would affect some 350,000 commuters in New Jersey and New York City.

The labor dispute is stressing out some Manhattan commuters and already disrupting travel to Shakira concerts Thursday and Friday at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. Amid the uncertainty over whether the strike would happen, the transit agency canceled train and bus service at the stadium.

The system's advisory provided riders with details on contingency plans that would take effect if engineers walk off the job at 12:01 a.m. EDT Friday. The agency plans to increase bus service, saying it would add “very limited” capacity to existing New York commuter bus routes in close proximity to rail stations and will contract with private carriers to operate bus service from key regional park-and-ride locations during weekday peak periods.

However, the agency noted that the buses would not be able to handle close to the same number of passengers — only about 20% of current rail customers — so it is has urged people who can work from home to do so if there is a strike.

NJ Transit — the nation’s third largest transit system — operates buses and rail in the state, providing nearly 1 million weekday trips, including into New York City. A walkout would halt all NJ Transit commuter trains, which provide heavily used public transit routes between New York City’s Penn Station on one side of the Hudson River and communities in northern New Jersey on the other as well as the Newark airport, which has grappled with unrelated delays of its own recently.

Wages have been the main sticking point of the negotiations between the agency and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. The union says its members earn an average salary of $113,000 a year and says an agreement could be reached if agency CEO Kris Kolluri agrees to an average yearly salary of $170,000.

NJ Transit leadership, though, disputes the union’s data, saying the engineers have average total earnings of $135,000 annually, with the highest earners exceeding $200,000.

If the walkout happens, it would be the state’s first transit strike in more than 40 years. It comes a month after union members overwhelmingly rejected a labor agreement with management.

The parties met Monday with a federal mediation board in Washington to discuss the dispute, but both sides and the board have declined to comment on whether any progress has been made in subsequent talks this week.

An electronic display advises commuters of NJ Transit service disruptions at the Secaucus Junction station in Secaucus, N.J., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

An electronic display advises commuters of potential NJ Transit service disruptions at the Secaucus Junction station in Secaucus, N.J., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

An electronic display advises commuters of NJ Transit service disruptions at the Secaucus Junction station in Secaucus, N.J., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

An NJ Transit train pulls into the Secaucus Junction station in Secaucus, N.J., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

An electronic display advises commuters of potential NJ Transit service disruptions at the Secaucus Junction station in Secaucus, N.J., Wednesday, May 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)